Atlus has said it’s looking to lag issues being reported by Persona 4 Arena players in Japan. According to a blog post on the game’s website, Altus said Xbox 360 users could be experiencing lag due to greater-than-expected numbers of people on the servers. Staff are looking into fixing the issues, and in the meantime […]

Shoryuken.com‘s posted up a new bunch of Persona 4 Arena shots, showing off the incoming fighter’s Story, Lesson, Challenge and Network modes. It’s out this week in Japan for 360 and PS3; in the US on August 7; and in the EU on August 31. There’s a ton of content in here: apparently, the Story […]

Atlus has released the full opening film to Persona 4 Arena, which features some rock music and lyrics in English along with animations from MadHouse. Persona 4 Arena hits Japan on July 26 and the US on August 7. Reports indicate it may arrive in Europe on August 31. Thanks, Andriasang.

As usual, Atlus has arranged a special bonus for North American pre-orders. Pick up Persona 4 Arena from one of 11 participating retailers to score a free soundtrack CD. The RPG spin-off fighter hits PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in early August; a European release has not been dated but is expected soon.

ATLUS has released a statement regarding its decision to region-lock Persona 4 Arena being region-locked, promising it’s not the start of a “slippery slope, [or] the beginning of a dangerous and unnecessary precedent.”

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, Persona 4 Arena, BlazBlue Continuum Shift: Extend, Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code, and Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus will all be present at EVO 2012, but won’t be part of the event’s official streams. Happily, Shoryuken reports those interested in the fringe events will still be able to […]

Arc Systems Works has released a second trailer for Persona 4 Arena. The trailer is a bit story-focused, but contains a bit of battle as well. It’s below courtesy of Andriasang. Persona 4 Arena will release in the US on August 7. A European release date is yet to be announced.

Arc Systems Works has announced DLC for Persona 4: The Arena in Japan post-release next month. Don’t expect a massive helping, though: the DLC will contain different colour costume variations for characters, different glasses for entering the Persona world and extra menu voiceovers consisting of Mitsuru, Yosuke, Aigis, and Teddie. Thanks, Siliconera.

It’s all go for Atlus this week at E3: the publisher’s announced an August 7 US release for fighter Persona 4: Arena and released the E3 trailer for the Vita redeux of Persona 4: The Golden. That and Arena’s trailer for the show is after the break.

Atlus has announced its brought forward the console release of Persona 4: Arena in Japan by a week. It’ll now launch on July 26 compared to the previous launch date of August 2. Watch for more on Arena later today. Thanks, Andriasang

The switch-up of Persona 4 from RPG to fighter with Persona 4: Arena is one that is “interesting” for even publisher Zen United, its told VG247, but has promised it will hold up to fans of both genres.